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Steampunk is a sub-genre of science ... and speculative fiction ... featuring elements of fantasy ... came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used — usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England — but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions ... or real technological developments. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "the path not taken" of such technology as dirigibles, analog computers, or digital mechanical computers ... these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or with a presumption of functionality.

Celebrate the adventurous spirit of the age of Steampunk with our industrial age skeleton containment vessel that flips its Victorian skull lid to hold your vintage treasures! Fraught with a drill chuck, steam valve and intertwined gears, boasts a faux oxidized brass finish for true authenticity.

This incredibly cool Steampunk style octopus candelabra is an homage to Jules Verne and his wonderful imagination. Made of cold cast resin, this mysterious mollusk wears an early 20th Century diving helmet, and his menacing eye peers out from the domes front visor. In 4 of his 8 legs, he holds copper colored pots for holding taper candles. He has a metallic bronze finish, with hand painted copper colored accents. He measures 11 1/2 inches long, 9 1/2 inches deep and 6 1/2 inches tall. He is felted on the bottom to keep your furniture scratch free. He'll make a great gift for any steampunk or diving enthusiast,.

Be ready to pilot your zeppelin airship into battle in Steampunk fashion
style. Such Steampunk clothes will instantly transform you into a
Victorian Steampunk Pirate rebel ready to fly into battle and the
Industrial Revolution with Science Fiction elements.

Steampunk Victorian Gentleman's Tailcoat Costume
Feel like a Victorian gentleman in our Gentleman's Tailcoat. It is your
quintessential attire for a grand ball. This long coat in black cotton
velvet has been lined with satin to give it a truly Victorian feel. The
lapels are also of satin. The front has been decorated with six metal
buttons and there are two metal buttons at the waist in back.

A dashing vest for any 19th Century gent. This double breasted without
sleeve jacket has been made in tussar fabric(polyester/ viscose). The
front is designed with an asymmetrical button front and a high collar.
The lining is of twill fabric(100% cotton). There is no buckle on the
back.

Have you ever wanted to live inside the retro-futuristic world of a Jules Verne novel decorated in surreal, retro industrial, and steam punk elements?

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Enter
the astonishing world of 'Steampunk'. It's a glorious paradox of
Victorian/Art Nouveau and steam-driven imagery that will make you swoon
with delight. A world in which steam power and technology intertwine to
create machines that are not only functional and practical, but unique
and striking. Creating art based on the never world of Victorian times
powered by steam but with our technology. It typically incorporates
elements like gears and clockwork, tophats and waist coats, goggles and
gas masks, and locomotives and airships.

Steampunk—a grafting of Victorian aesthetic and punk rock attitude onto various forms of science-fiction culture—is a phenomenon that has come to influence film, literature, art, music, fashion, and more. The Steampunk Bible is the first compendium about the movement, tracing its roots in the works of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells through its most recent expression in movies such as Sherlock Holmes. Its adherents celebrate the inventor as an artist and hero, re-envisioning and crafting retro technologies including antiquated airships and robots. A burgeoning DIY community has brought a distinctive Victorian-fantasy style to their crafts and art. Steampunk evokes a sense of adventure and discovery, and embraces extinct technologies as a way of talking about the future. This ultimate manual will appeal to aficionados and novices alike as author Jeff VanderMeer takes the reader on a wild ride through the clockwork corridors of Steampunk history.

Replete with whimsical mechanical wonders and charmingly anachronistic settings, this pioneering anthology gathers a brilliant blend of fantastical stories. Steampunk originates in the romantic elegance of the Victorian era and blends in modern scientific advances—synthesizing imaginative technologies such as steam-driven robots, analog supercomputers, and ultramodern dirigibles.

The Art of Steampunk seeks to celebrate the world of Steampunk: a world filled with beauty and innovation. A world in which steam power and technology intertwine to create machines that are not only functional and practical, but unique and striking.

Inside, you will find the fantastical and stunning artwork of Steampunk artists from around the world. The 17 artists featured on these pages, among the frontrunners of the Steampunk genre, have had their work displayed at an exhibition at The Museum of History of Science at the University of Oxford, UK and have attracted the media attention of BoingBoing, one of the world’s largest blogs. Their artwork consists of everything from clocks and watches to light fixtures and jewelry, but every piece demonstrates hours of painstaking work and devotion from its creator. You will find that the artists themselves are just as unique and colorful as their masterpieces. Fully embracing Steampunk ideology, many have adopted a Victorian alter ego—a mad scientist persona to match the complicated intricacies of their artwork.

The Art of Steampunk brings the vision of the Steampunk artist alive on the page, providing a unique insight into the captivating and dynamic world of a vastly underground genre.

Steampunk is a burgeoning counter-cultural movement; a genre, community, and artform. The Steampunk movement seeks to recapture the spirit of invention, adventure, and craftsmanship reminiscent of early-nineteenth-century industrialization, in part to restore a sense of wonder to a technology-jaded world.

Packed with 1,000 full-color photographs, 1,000 Steampunk Creations features a stunning and mind-boggling showcase of modified technology, art and sculpture, home décor, fashion and haberdashery, jewelry and accessories, and curious weapons, vehicles, and contraptions.

Steampunk your Wardrobe offers do it yourself-ers and crafters an easy and comprehensive, step-by-step guide to capturing a steampunk aesthetic in their fashions. Start with simple, easy-to-make projects, such as embellishing clothing you may already have, and proceed to more complicated alterations. Included are projects for steampunk jewelry, accessories, and clothing.

Steampunk is a unique place where love of gadgets, art, and the nostalgia for the Victorian-era antiques meet. An informative and instructional how-to book that will teach you how to create some relatively simple yet cool gadgets. This is the book you're looking for if you're ready to take that next step into steampunk. If jewelry collage assemblages made with watch parts and sewing miniature top hats isn't doing it for you and you want to go bigger.The author starts by explaining a bit about steampunk, it's origins and what it is stylistically speaking, and also what it is not. He explains the tools and skills you'll need and how to find some of the tools less expensively . He tells you what tools will be necessary and which tools are wonderful to have if you can find room and afford them.The projects! Starting with the one thing everyone needs, goggles and ending with a cyber arm that looks like it might have come off a cylon if the cylon was built in Victoria's England. They have imagination inspiring names like "Aetheric Ray Deflector Solid Brass Goggles" which can be just a little scary. If you have ever been curious about making steampunk gear this is THE book for you!

Another fun decorating variant for the Steampunker

Design and create your very own under the sea theme - Steampunk Style!

Jules Verne Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea

The Nautilus from Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea game offices have an attacking octopus couch, a secret lounge hidden
behind a bookcase, captain's quarters and a steampunk bike rack, plus a
ton of other Victorian details.

Writing in France in the nineteenth century, Jules Verne was fascinated
by adventure and exploration. Collecting "Five Weeks in a Balloon",
"Around the World in Eighty Days", "A Journey to the Center of the
Earth", "From the Earth to the Moon", "Round the Moon", "Twenty-Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea" and "The Mysterious Island", this omnibus offers
a unique compilation of seven of Verne's Voyages, stories in which he
extrapolated developing technology and invention into marvelous
fiction. This volume offers readers a generous introduction to Jules
Verne, whose books are as alive today as they were for readers new to
the ideas expressed in them during his time. This edition of the text is
exquisitely bound in bonded-leather, with distinctive gilt edging and
an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and
collectable, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and
old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.

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